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Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people on Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the sacred occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Greetings on the sacred occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, whose noble principles, the emphasis on compassion, justice and equality guide the entire humankind."
Ministry of Law and Justice
Smt. Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor appointed to be Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court
The President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause  of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, appointed Smt. Justice Vimla Singh Kapoor, Additional Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, to be a Judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court, with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office. A notification in this regard was issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice today.
Smt. Vimla Singh Kapoor, B.Sc. LL.B., joined the Judicial Service as Civil Judge Class Il on 03.09.1987. She was appointed as an Additional Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court on 18.06.2018 for a period of 2 years. The period was further extended for one year w.e.f. 18.06.2020.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reaches another record of highest single day recoveries
62,282 recover in the last 24 hours
Decrease in % Active Cases and Rise in % Recovered Cases
On a continuous path of registering high single day recoveries, India has touched another peak of posting the highest recoveries of COVID-19 cases in a single day. 62,282 have recovered and been discharged in the past 24 hours.
With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and home isolation , the total recoveries have crossed the 21.5 lakh mark today . The gap between recovered patients and active COVID-19 cases has increased and reached 14,66,918 today. As a higher number of patient recover, their percentage rate continues to steeply rise along with steady decline in percentage Active Cases.
With such high level of recoveries, India's Recovery Rate has soared past 74%  ensuring more and more patients are recovering.
This is bolstered by 33 States and UTs reporting Recovery Rate more than 50%.
The current active cases  compose the actual case load of the country. It is 23.82% of the total positive cases today, registering further drop in the last 24 hours. They are under active medical supervision.
A sharpened focus on improved and effective clinical treatment in hospitals, supervised home isolation, use of non-invasive oxygen support, improved services of the ambulances for ferrying patients for prompt and timely treatment, upgradation of clinical skills of doctors treating COVID-19 patients by active technical guidance through tele-consultation sessions of AIIMS, New Delhi etc., have together led to point-to-point and efficient patient management. This has ensured that India’s Case Fatality Rate  is maintained below the global average. It is on a continuous positive slide and currently stands at 1.89%.
8,05,985 samples were tested in the last 24 hours for identification of the disease. This has taken the cumulative tests to 3,3,467,237.
The testing lab network in the country is being continuously strengthened which as on today consists of 1504 labs in the country; 978 labs in the government sector and 526 private labs. These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 772 
• TrueNat based testing labs: 614 
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 118 
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA.
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to technicalquery.covid19[at]gov[dot]in and other queries on ncov2019[at]gov[dot]in and @CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 . List of helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Boosting Production of Pulses
The seed minikits of pulses are distributed to the farmers of major pulse growing States under the National Food Security Mission . The district wise allocation and distribution of seed minikits is managed by the respective State Governments.
The Direct Benefit Transfer  is implemented by the States under the National Food Security Mission . The States transfer the benefit to the targeted beneficiaries through DBT by using Aadhar enabled system. Many states viz., Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra etc have reported Aadhaar enabled distribution of seed minikits. The production and productivity of pulses under seed minikits programme is primarily monitored by State Government field functionaries and State Food Security Mission Executive Committee  headed by Chief Secretary/Agriculture Production Commissioner. Besides, field visits of seed minikits fields are also undertaken by National Level Monitoring Teams  constituted by The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. As a result of the various interventions under NFSM-Pulses programme, the production of pulses has increased from 16.32 million metric tonnes in 2015-16 to 25.56 million metric tonnes in 2020-21 . The productivity of pulses has also increased from 655 kg/ha to 878 kg/ha during the same period.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Discussions take place on Draft Ministerial Declaration on three priority areas on the second Day of EWG Meeting from 3rd-5th April, 2023 at Guwahati, Assam
The Second three-day Employment Working Group  Meeting under India’s G20 Presidency is underway at Guwahati, Assam. Secretary, Labour & Employment Ms. Arti Ahuja and G20 EWG Chair is steering the discussions on Draft Ministerial Declaration covering the three priority areas taken up by the EWG. The Draft Ministerial Declaration was earlier circulated to the G20 member countries and the comments and suggestions that were received have been incorporated in the Draft. This Draft is presently being discussed in the 2nd EWG meeting.
The EWG has a mandate of addressing priority labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced, and job-rich growth for all. Ministry of Labour and Employment , Government of India is the nodal ministry for Employment Working Group under the Indian presidency of G20.
The EWG under the Indian Presidency has taken up three priority areas, namely, i). Addressing Global Skill Gaps ii). Gig and Platform Economy, and Social Protection iii). Sustainable Financing of Social Security.
EWG Chair thanked the participants for their contributions on these drafts during the discussions.
The Yoga Stretch break introduced in-between the sessions were not only invigorating, but was also appreciated by the members.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar, the State Capital of Arunachal Pradesh as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”
Name reflects the Arunachal people’s reverence of the Sun  and the Moon 
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the naming of Greenfield Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar as “Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar”.
The resolution was passed by the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh to name the airport as ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’, which reflect the people’s reverence of the Sun  and the Moon  to symbolize the traditions and rich cultural heritage of the State.
Government of India granted ‘In-principle’ approval for development of Hollongi Greenfield Airport in January, 2019. The project is being developed by Airports Authority of India  with the help of Central Government and the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh at a cost of Rs. 646 crore.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and Maldives on cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding  signed between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs , Government of India and Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, Government of Maldives on cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development. The MoU was signed in February, 2021.
A Joint Working Group  will be constituted to strategize and implement programmes on cooperation under the framework of the MoU. The Joint Working Group will meet once in a year, alternately in Maldives and in India.
Benefits:
The MoU will promote strong, deep and long-term bilateral cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development between the two countries.The MoU is expected to create employment in the areas of sustainable urban development including Urban Planning, Smart Cities Development, Solid waste management, Affordable housing, Urban Green Mobility, Urban Mass Rapid Transport, Smart Cities Development.
Details:
The MoU comes into effect on the date of signing by the two contracting parties i.e. 20th February, 2021 and will remain in force for indefinite period.
The objectives of the MoU are to facilitate and strengthen India-Maldives technical cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development including Urban Planning, Smart Cities Development, Solid waste management, Affordable housing, Urban Green Mobility, Urban Mass Rapid Transport, smart cities development and any other related area mutually agreed by contracting parties.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
KVIC & BSF Launch Project BOLD in Jaisalmer to Prevent Desertification and Support Rural Economy
In the first of its kind efforts to develop green cover in the Indian deserts of Rajasthan, Khadi and Village Industries Commission  on Tuesday planted 1000 bamboo saplings at Tanot village in Jaisalmer, in collaboration with the Border Security Force . KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena launched the plantation program in presence of Shri Surendra Panwar, Special DG , BSF. Bamboo plantation, as part of KVIC’s Project BOLD  aims at serving the combined national goals of reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support to the local population.
The Bamboo saplings have been planted over 2.50 lakh sq feet of Gram Panchayat land near the famous Tanot Mata Temple which is located close to Longewala Post on the Indo-Pak Border. Situated nearly 120 Kms from the Jaisalmer city, Tanot has become one of most visited tourist spots in Rajasthan. KVIC plans to develop the bamboo-based green patch in Tanot as a tourist attraction. BSF will be responsible for maintaining the plants.
Project BOLD was launched on 4th July from a tribal village Nichla Mandwa in Udaipur district in Rajasthan with plantation of 5000 saplings of special bamboo species over 25 bigha of arid land. It is aligned with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call for reducing land degradation and preventing desertification in the country. The initiative has been launched as part of KVIC’s “Khadi Bamboo Festival” to celebrate 75 years of independence “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
KVIC Chairman said the bamboo plantation in the deserts of Jaisalmer will serve multiple objectives, i.e. preventing desertification, environment protection and creating sustainable model of development by supporting rural and bamboo-based industries. “In the next three years, these bamboos will be ready for harvest. While this will generate recurring income for the local villagers; KVIC will also develop this green patch into a tourist spot considering the large footfall of tourists visiting Longewala post and the Tanot Mata Temple,” Shri Saxena said. He lauded the support of BSF in implementing the project in a very short time.
In the next 3 years, 1000 bamboo plants will multiply and produce at least 4,000 bamboo logs weighing about 100 MT of bamboo. At the current market rate of Rs 5000 per ton, this bamboo produce will generate an income of nearly Rs 5 lakh after three years and later on every year, thus supporting the local economy.
Bamboo can be used for making agarbatti sticks, furniture, handicraft, musical instruments and paper pulp while the bamboo waste is widely used in making charcoal and fuel briquette. Bamboos are also known for conserving water and hence useful in arid and drought-prone regions.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 124 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 20.20 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccinemanufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,24,90,65,030
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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20,20,48,426
More than 124 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 20.20 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Power
NTPC Gears Up for International Yoga Day 2021
Power warriors across NTPC, India’s largest integrated energy company, under Ministry of Power are bringing out their yoga mats to gear up for the International Yoga Day on June 21. Preparations are in full swing across all power stations.
NTPC is preparing for webinars, competitions, lectures, conferences, LIVE Yoga sessions, Yoga trainings for all employees and their families ensuring Covid Appropriate behaviour & all protocols.
The word ‘Yoga’ originates from the Sanskrit word ‘Yuj’, which means ‘to join’ or ‘to yoke’ or ‘to unite’. According to Yogic scriptures, yoga leads to a flawless harmony between the mind and body.
Practise of Yoga has been flourishing for years and is a success story for maintaining both physical and mental health. Each yogic activity is a key to improving flexibility, strength, balance and attaining harmony.
COVID-19 pandemic has added stress and anxiety among people. Yoga can be the healer for both psychological and emotional along with physical well-being.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Increase in Seats for Medical Students
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has increased 5200 MBBS seats under Economically Weaker Sections  reservation quota in State Government’s Colleges, State Government aided Society run Colleges, Municipal Corporation’s Colleges and Colleges set up on Private Public Mode  for the academic session 2019-20. Number of MBBS seats increased under EWS quota State/UT wise is given below:
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State-wise list of Allotment of MBBS Seats under 10% EWS Quota 2019-20
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Sl. No.
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State
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Seats Increased
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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360
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2
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Assam
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174
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3
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Bihar
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190
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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120
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5
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Delhi
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115
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6
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Goa
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30
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7
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Gujarat
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700
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8
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Haryana
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110
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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120
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10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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85
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11
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Jharkhand
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30
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12
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Kerala
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155
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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270
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14
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Manipur
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25
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15
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Maharashtra
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970
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16
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Orissa
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100
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17
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Pondicherry
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30
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18
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Punjab
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100
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19
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Rajasthan
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450
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20
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Telangana
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190
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21
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Tripura
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25
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22
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Uttar Pradesh
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326
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23
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Uttarakhand
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75
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24
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West Bengal
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450
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Total
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5200
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The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of ‘5.15% GS 2025’, ‘5.85% GS 2030’ and ‘6.76% GS 2061’
The Government of India  has announced the Sale  of  5.15% Government Security, 2025’ for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore  through price based auction,  ‘5.85% Government Security, 2030’ for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore  through price based auction, and  ‘6.76% Government Security, 2061’ for a notified amount of Rs 7,000 crore  through price based auction. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to Rs 2,000 crore against each of the above securities. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on March 19, 2021  using multiple price method.
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the Securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and Institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on March 19, 2021. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on March 19, 2021  and payment by successful bidders will be on March 22, 2021 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
201.99crTotal Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
28,83,489 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at1,52,200
Active cases standat 0.35%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.45%
18,143 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,32,10,522
20,279 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
87.25cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,83,657tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Electronics & IT
North India’s first Centre of Entrepreneurship in Medi Electronics and Health Informatics to start operations in Lucknow
Rajeev Chandrasekhar to inaugurate MedTech at SG-PGI tomorrow
Centre to provide state of the art facilities to Startups in MedTech, support local economy and generate employment opportunities
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar arrived at Lucknow today. He shall inaugurate North India’s maiden Centre of Entrepreneurship - “MedTech” at the SG - PGI, Lucknow. The centre of entrepreneurship shall provide state of the art facilities to Startups in the field of Medi electronics and health informatics providing impetus to the startup culture in the state.
The Centre of Excellence shall provide plug and play facilities, co-working/incubation space, High Speed Internet , Medi electronics & Health informatics &IoT Labs, Support on Intellectual Property Rights, Assistance for Marketing and Network Outreach amongst other facilities .
The newly built facility, in partnership with Software technology Park of India, Ministry of Electronics and IT and Government of Uttar Pradesh is strategically housed at the PGI Medical facility, providing suitable environment for the Medi electronics Startups to thrive
Already around 15 MedTech Startups have been selected for incubation at the MedTech Centre. These Startups are from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and some are from other states thereby positioning Uttar Pradesh as a leading state in field of emerging technologies in healthcare sector.
It is informed that the Medi electronics sector is currently estimated to be at $10 billion and is expected to grow to $50 bn by 2025. There is tremendous import dependency of around 75-80%. This Centre of Excellence is expected to help develop the domestic startup ecosystem in Medi electronics and help boost the AtmaNirbhar mission set by the Narendra Modi Government.
Over the last few years, Uttar Pradesh has set new benchmarks under the Digital India initiatives. With around 21 crore Aadhar enrolment, this state is leading India’s Digital Identity programme which is touted as the World’s largest. Over 15 crore people of the state have benefitted under various Central/state GovtProgrammes leveraging Aadhar. It has facilitated Direct Benefit Transfer of benefits in accounts of beneficiaries - stemming out corruption , malpractices & ensuring ease of living for the citizens.
Ministry of Steel
Production of Crude Steel
As per National Steel Policy, 2017, 300 million tonne is the target for production capacity of crude steel for the whole steel industry in the country, and not for Steel Authority of India Limited  alone.
The current crude steel production capacity of Steel Authority of India Limited  is 20.63 million tonne per annum.
Government does not invest in SAIL for Modernisation and Expansion Programme. The expenditure is met by SAIL through internal resources and borrowings.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Expansion of Khadi Retail Outlets
Khadi and Village Industries Institutions sell their products through their own sales outlets and also sales outlets of State Khadi and Village Boards  & Khadi and Village Industries Commission  which are spread all over the country. To maintain uniformity of all sales outlets, these are called “Khadi India” sales outlets, whether it is owned by Khadi Institutions  or State KVIBs or KVIC.
The Khadi Institutions  are free to open their new “Khadi India” sales outlets as per their need from time to time.
The Khadi and Village Industries  sector has a wide network of 8058 sales outlets nationwide. Out of these, 23 are Departmental Sales Outlets  of KVIC and 8035 are sales outlets of Khadi Institutions  and State KVIBs.
The sales under KVI sector for last two years shows an increasing trend. The details are as under:

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Particulars
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2017-18
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2018-19 
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Sales
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59182.43
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74292.09
KVI products are manufactured by Khadi and V.I. units assisted by KVIC. KVIC also extends all out support to these units in marketing their products. KVIC promotes KVI Institutions and units through implementation of KVI programmes and extend financial assistance in the form of grant, out of budgetary support received from Government of India.
This information was given by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.